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    April 27, 2024

    31st New England Pan Festival set for May 4, 5

    Steel drum bands from throughout Maine and New Hampshire plan to gather to perform and celebrate the unique sounds of the steel drum, also known as the steel pan, or pan. The two-day festival, hosted by Augusta’s own Vintage Steel — a local community steel pan ensemble of retirees, kicks off with a dance party […]

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    April 27, 2024

    Maine Pottery Tour set for May 4, 5

    The Maine Pottery Tour is set for Saturday, May 4, and Sunday, May 5, throughout the state. This self-guided tour features more than 70 pottery studios, the largest tour to date, across the state which will open their doors, welcoming visitors to step into the world of handcrafted ceramics. The tour offers participants a chance […]

  • Published
    April 27, 2024

    Spring Pops Concerts set for May 3, 4 in Winthrop

    The performances will feature the KPAC Chorus, Wind Ensemble & Jazz Band.

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    April 27, 2024

    Leeds Historical Society plans spring walks

    The Leeds Historical Society is planning the following spring walks. Rain dates and times for all of the walks are the next day, Sunday at 1 p.m. Comfortable shoes and bug spray are recommended. Peace Up on Monument Hill — 1 p.m. Saturday, May 4 Leeds has a Civil War peace monument erected on the […]

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    April 27, 2024

    Apple tree grafting workshop offered in Wilton

    WILTON — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is set to offer an apple tree grafting workshop from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 11, at 105 Cemetery Road. The workshop, open to all apple growers, provides information on grafting techniques for optimal tree growth. The workshop will be led by UMaine Extension’s Nick Rowley, Franklin […]

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    April 27, 2024

    Mid-Coast Audubon offers Sears Island Birding Field Trip

    Mid-Coast Audubon is set to lead a birding field trip to Sears Island in Searsport on Saturday, May 11. During spring migration, many songbird species rest and feed on Sears Island during their long northbound trip. The eBird database has records for 234 species at this Waldo County birding hotspot. Birders of all ages and […]

  • Published
    April 26, 2024

    Louisa Stancioff concert set for Clifford Arts & Student Center in Unity

    The concert is in support of her debut album ‘When We Were Looking.’

  • Published
    April 25, 2024

    Literacy Volunteers recognizes poetry contest winners

    Literacy Volunteers of Franklin and Somerset Counties has named the winners of its 14th annual poetry contest, funded in part by Western Mountain Financial Services and the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation. The judge was Laine Kuehn. Contest categories are as follows. Youth, Age 11 and under First Place: Logan Hartman, Cat, Farmington Second Place: […]

  • Published
    April 25, 2024

    Literacy Volunteers poetry celebration seeks self-selected poems

    FARMINGTON — Literacy Volunteers of Franklin and Somerset Counties is set to host an evening of community poetry reading, in celebration of this year’s poetry contest winners, at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 2. The event will be held at Mount Blue High School, 129 Seamon Road in Farmington. In addition to the contest winners, attendees […]

  • Published
    April 24, 2024

    On Music: Chris Ross to bring solo show to Madison venue

    This week’s column brings my interview with a singer-songwriter from the Coastal Maine town of Hancock Chris Ross. I first chatted with him back when he was fronting a band called The North back in 2015, so when I saw that he was going to be heading to Somerset Abbey in Madion on May 4 […]